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General Electric A830 Digital Camera Review
by Emily Raymond
Published on September 20, 2007
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Specs Table
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{rev_manufacturer} {rev_modelname} Specs
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Type
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Point-and-Shoot
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Price
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149.99
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Length
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3.68
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Width
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2.40
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Height
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1.12
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Weight
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4.21
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Pixels
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8.30 Megapixels
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Effective Pixels
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8.00
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Sensor Type
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1/2.5 inch CCD
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Image Size
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3264 x 2448
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Aspect Ratio
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640 x 480
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IR Cut Low Pass Filter
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Yes
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Media
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SD
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Image Format
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JPEG (stills), MPEG 4 (video), WAVE (audio)
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File Size
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8 MP (highest res); 0.3 MP (lowest res)
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Compression
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JPEG (stills), MPEG 4 (video), WAVE (audio)
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Lens
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3x optical zoom (7 elements in 6 groups)
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Viewfinder
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no
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Diopter Adjustment
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n/a
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LCD
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2.5-inch low-temperture polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
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Focusing Modes
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Spot AF, Tracking AF
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Focusing Points
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9 points
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Detecting Range
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Normal: 1.96 ft. - infinity; Macro: 1.96 ft. - infinity; Tele: 11.81 in. - infinity
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AF Assist Illuminator
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yes
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Metering Modes
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center-weighted, spot, average metering
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Shutter Speed
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4.00
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Modes
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Auto, Scene, Movie
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Speed
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No
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Burst
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Yes
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Automatic Modes
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Macro, Sport, Kids and Pets, Party/Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Portrait, Night Portrait, Landscape, Anti-Handshake
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Exposure Compensation
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+/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps
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Built in Flash
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Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced flash, No flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction and Slow Synchro
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Flash Range
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Wide: 11.8 in. - 15.09 ft.; Tele: 11.8 in. - 8.85 ft.
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Sync Contact
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no
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Resolution
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3264 x 2448
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Settings
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Best, Fine, Normal
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ISO Sensitivity
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64-1600, 3200 at 2MP resolution
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White Balance
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Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent High
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Playback Options
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red-eye removal, panorama stitch, 4,9,16 thumbnail, slideshow, zoom
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Direct Printing
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Yes
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Video Output
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Yes
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Battery Power Source
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AA batteries
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Zoom Wide
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36
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Zoom Tele
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108
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fstop Max
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2.80
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fstop Min
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4.80
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Zoom Digi
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5.10
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Movie Mode
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640 x 480 at 60fps and 15fps; 320 x 240 at 30fps and 15fps
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Storage Type
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26 MB internal memory, SD, SDHC compatible
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LCD Pixels
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153600
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Resolution Maximum
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3264 x 2448
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Resolution Minimum
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640 x 480
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Color
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5.71
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2.75
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Resolution
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8.10
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2.5
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Noise Auto ISO
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0.94
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2
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Noise Manual ISO
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2.08
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3
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Model Design Appearance
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6.25
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1.25
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Low Light
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6.83
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2.25
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Size Portability
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6.75
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1.1
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Handling
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5.00
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1.5
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Control Button Positioning Size
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6.50
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0.85
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Front
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7.00
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0.6
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Back
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7.50
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0.6
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Left
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5.00
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0.5
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Right
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5.50
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0.5
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Top
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7.00
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0.6
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Menu
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6.25
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0.95
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Bottom
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5.50
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0.5
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Auto Mode
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7.00
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1.5
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Auto Focus
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7.00
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1.5
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Focus
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0.00
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1.25
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ISO
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7.75
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1.25
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White Balance
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7.00
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1.25
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Exposure
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7.25
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0.5
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Metering
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7.00
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1.1
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Shutter Speed
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2.00
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0.9
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Aperture
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0.00
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0.9
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Custom Image Presets
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7.25
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0.75
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Drive Mode
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5.50
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1
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Picture Qualit Options
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7.50
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0.5
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Picture Effects Mode
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6.50
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0.5
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Playback Mode
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7.00
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0.9
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Movie Mode
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3.00
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1
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Viewfinder
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0.00
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0.8
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LCD Screen
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6.00
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1.25
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Flash
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4.75
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1.25
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Zoom Lens
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5.75
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1.5
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Memory
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3.75
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0.5
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Startup 1st Shot
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6.00
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1.75
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Shot Shot
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4.40
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1.75
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Shutter Shot
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8.80
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1.75
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Software
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7.50
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0.5
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Jacks / Ports / Plugs
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2.00
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0.4
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Direct Print
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6.00
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0.65
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Ease of Use
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6.00
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0.95
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Battery
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2.00
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0.75
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Other Features
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5.00
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0.55
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Value
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1.75
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1.85
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Dynamic Range
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4.12
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2.5
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Video Performance
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1.54
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1.75
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Processing Speed
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2.40
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1.75
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White Balance Performance
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7.03
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1.8
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| Total (weighted) |
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303.36 |
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